Cudi Retires, Kai's Power, Ab-Soul Freestyle Fail, Nicki/Cardi Drama, Future of Rap |Roundtable Ep70

Send us Fan MailHip-Hop High Society Presents: The Roundtable Ep.70 (10/01/25)• Mafiathon 3 wraps up lots of guest appearances from the Hip-Hop community. Proof that Kai might be one of the most influential hip-hop media figures. Ab-Soul delivers a meme-worthy freestyle, bad day at the office?• Kid Cudi Announces Departure from music with release of track and video. Are “retirement” speeches necessary for artists? What kind of legacy does Cudi leave behind?• Crash Dummy of the Week: Nicki “Coke Rant” Minaj and to a lesser extent Cardi “Mucho Babies” B• Dub or Dud – live review Artist/Song Link: Hugo Biggs (Detroit) – The Stats• Discussion: Is there a noticeable shift happening in Hip-Hop? With the current state of affairs in the world, is the flex culture becoming distasteful to the general public?• Discussion: Youngins cooked or simply age difference exploited for clickbait?• Discussion: How do we rank Kanye purely as a rapper? Does he even have a pen?• Discussion: Is it fair to label Kendrick Lamar as a conscious rapper? Or does it purposely disavow that title to avoid talking about real-world issues? Do ppl even want to hear that?• “Under the Algorithm” (Our Sleeper Picks)Support the showFollow Hip-Hop High SocietyTwitter: @hop_high  FB/Instagram: Hip-Hop High SocietyTikTok: HipHop_HighSocietyFollow The Armory - Our Highly Curated Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/204rYzT68LvQL6j771Vh5s?si=d920ff278c0a4ac3